Former Park Fort

No trace of the 'Park Fort' of the OS 6-inch maps now survives. Previous reports indicate that its internal diameter was about 50ft. It was situated in good rolling farmland. (O. Davies). The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). The development consisted of the construction of a private dwelling, driveway, septic rank and percolation area, located in Creevy townland, 2.5 miles north-west of the town of Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. The site was located adjacent to an enclosure, marked on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map as 'Park Fort'. Located in a field of rough grazing with good views of the Atlantic Ocean, this enclosure had been levelled in the past, its outline now barely visible. The private dwelling was to be located 10m north-east of the site of the enclosure. That area of the development closest to the site was trenched using a JCB. The trench was excavated in three sections, totalling 47m in length, 0.9-lm in width and 0.6-lm in depth. The stratigraphy encountered consisted of topsoil, underlying disturbed subsoil, a rubbish fill and natural subsoil. The only archaeological evidence consisted of a small lens of burnt soil and charcoal, located 2m along the third section of the trench, within the subsoil. It measured 0.3m in length, 0.3m in width and less than 0.lm in thickness. Also recovered from the subsoil was a stray find of black-ware. Richard Crumlish, Archaeological Services Unit Ltd, Claregalway Rd. Oranmore, Co. Galway.